Wonderer's History Podcast

A recap episode of all the episodes of the 16th century Venetian Doges mini-series, part of the broader Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe Series.    All paintings public domain via Wiki Commons   Intro & Outro Free to use via YouTube Audio Library    TIMESTAMPS:  00:00:00 - Intro   00:04:00 - Doge Leonardo Loredan (1500-1521)...

Continuing the mini-series looking at some of the most important doges in 16th century Venetian History (part of the wider Rulers & Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe series) about Doge Nicolò da Ponte (1578-1585). Subscribe to the channel! Painting: Palma il Giovane, "Pasquale Cicogna in Dogal Robes Visiting the Church and Hospital of the Crocifer", 1568–87. Intro & O...

Continuing the mini-series looking at some of the most important doges in 16th century Venetian History (part of the wider Rulers & Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe series) about Doge Nicolò da Ponte (1578-1585). Apologies to the very nasal voice, got hit by a heavy cold recently. Subscribe to the channel!   Portrait of Nicolò da Ponte by Palma Giovane.   Intro...

My thoughts are with everyone in Ukraine defending their homes, families and country.   For listeners based in the UK if you can you can donate to the appeal made by the British Red Cross : https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal Image from pexels.com by Kostiantyn Stupak   Let there be peace soon, Slava Ukraina & Slava Ukraini! Also remembering On this day (...

Continuing the mini-series looking at some of the most important doges in 16th century Venetian History (part of the wider Rulers & Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe series) about Doge Sebastiano Venier (1577-1578) with a bit of background on his involvement & role at Lepanto in 1571.    Outro public domain via YouTube Audio Library

Continuing the mini-series looking at some of the most important doges in 16th century Venetian History (part of the wider Rulers & Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe series) about Doge Alvise I Mocenigo (1570-1577) . Detail of painting by Tintoretto showing Alvise I Mocenigo and his family before the Madonna. (Public Domain)   Intro & Outro public domain via YouT...

Continuing the mini-series looking at some of the most important doges in 16th century Venetian History (part of the wider Rulers & Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe series) about Doge Pietro Loredan.   Paintings- public domain via wiki commons (Palma il Giovane- Doge Pietro Loredan_Beseeching the Virgin)   Audio- public domain via YouTube Audio-Library

Third episode of the miniseries looking at the history of some of the most important Doges in the History of the Venetian Republic, part of the wider Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe. Doge Girolamo Priuli, whose rule preceded the events of the 4th Ottoman-Venetian War of Cyprus. Painting by Tintoretto (Public domain via wiki commons)   Intro and Outro- Public...

Last video of the year from  @Wonderer's History Podcast  . Few of the plans for next year, make sure to subscribe to never miss a video.    Intro & outro excerpts from Christmas Village- by Arran Kenny available as public domain via YouTube Audio library. Happy Christmas/Holidays to everyone!

Second episode of the miniseries looking at the history of some of the most important Doges in the History of the Venetian Republic, part of the wider Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe. Andrea Gritti, the Fabius Maximus of Venice and crucial military and diplomatic figure in 16th Century Venetian History.   Paintings & images all public domain via commons...

Second part of episode 2 of the miniseries looking at the history of some of the most important Doges in the History of the Venetian Republic, part of the wider Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe. Andrea Gritti, the Fabius Maximus of Venice and crucial military and diplomatic figure in 16th Century Venetian History.    Paintings & images all public dom...

Second episode of the miniseries looking at the history of some of the most important Doges in the History of the Venetian Republic, part of the wider Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe. Andrea Gritti, the Fabius Maximus of Venice and crucial military and diplomatic figure in 16th Century Venetian History.   Painting by Titian- public domain via commons Intro a...

Ranking the most important Sieges in the 16th century Mediterranean

In this trial video I talk about 6 of the most important naval battles of the Mediterranean. Apologies for any noises in the background ,at times the slow pacing, still trying to get used to making this sort of episode (which was a video tier list episode posted on YouTube a few months ago). Stay tuned for the next tier-list type of episode, next one will look at the most important sieges in the M...

First episode of the miniseries looking at the history of some of the most important Doges in the History of the Venetian Republic, part of the wider Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe.  Intro & outro excerpts from Cantus Firmus Monks by Doug Maxwell (free to use via YouTube Audiolibrary) Painting- The Triumph of Venice (1737), by Pompeo Batoni, featuring D...

A brief introduction to what will be a mini-series (still part of the Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean and Europe Miniseries) which will look at the rules of some of the most important Doges of Venice.    Images- All public domain via commons  (Map of Venice by Piri Reis) Intro & Outro- excerpts of Cantus Firmus Monks (fDoug Maxwell free to use via YouTube A...

In this episode I briefly explore Philip II of Spain's influence over the Mediterranean in the second half of the 16th century, as he was arguably one of the most important monarchs of the 16th century. For more episodes of the podcast and of the series rulers and monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean make sure to subscribe to the channel.    Outro - excerpt of A Baroque Letter by A...

This is a brief introduction to what will be a much longer episode about Philip II, his actions and policies in the Mediterranean, his fight against the Ottomans and the tensed relations with the Venetians and the Ottomans.   Images part of public domain via commons   Song- excerpt from Etherial Choir Ascends - Doug Maxwell (free to use via YouTube Audio Library)

In this episode I talk about a few of the main landmarks of Francis I, king of France (1515-1547), his rivalry with Charles V and alliance with the Suleiman the Magnificent and the Ottomans. Part of the Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean & Europe series Music- excerpt from A Baroque Letter - Aaron Kenny (free to use via YouTube Audio Library) Images are public domain via com...

A short history Holy Roman Emperors Ferdinand I & Maximilian II, their rules during and after Charles V. Apologies in advance for the nasally voice, I've just recovered from having a very strong cold.   All images public domain via commons.

The full episode from beginning to end of the short history of Charles V, part of the rulers and monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean series. All images are public domain via wiki commons.   Intro and outro excerpters of Doug Maxwell's- Lost in Prayer (public domain via YouTube Audio-Library)

The last episode of the Short History of Charles V mini series, part of the Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean series. Talking about the events after the abdication of Charles V, the letter to his son and next king of Spain, Philip II.    Subscribe to the channel to never miss any new material from the podcast. Intro and outro excerpts from Doug Maxwell's Lost in praye...

The beginning of a series of interviews I've been planning for a while, part of which will be my adaptation and version to Proust's Questionnaire for historians, academics, independent researchers and history podcasters.

The 4th part of the Brief History of Charles V, part of the Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean Series.    All images are public domain via wiki commons. Intro and outro excerpters of Doug Maxwell's- Lost in Prayer (public domain via YouTube Audio-Library)

Third part of the the Short History of the rule of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. Looking at events such as the 1530 Diet of Augsburg, 1535 Conquest of Tunis, Spanish involvement in the 1538 Holy League against the Ottomans and more. Intro and outro excerpters of Doug Maxwell's- Lost in Prayer (public domain via YouTube Audio-Library)   All maps and images public domain via...